Miracle in East Texas

This is the light-hearted story of two prospectors - read swindlers - bilking widows out of money in an "oil well fortune" scheme, who, accidentally, struck black gold in Cornville, Texas.

Doc Boyd and DH "Dad" Everett, who have a practiced and tried "dry well" oil swindle actually strike oil in East Texas, and economically rejuvenate the whole region.

This movie does not attempt to glorify, or demonize, any of the themes presented. Oil exploration, Small-Time Hucksters, and even religious conversions are all on the table and are presented in a mildly positive light, where positive virtues of dignity and self-respect override self-preservation and greed.

There are the feel-good vibes that come from the "Support your local gunfighter" locales and music, as well as the hapless swindlers reminiscent of "The Producers".

The closest it got to preachy was when the poor black and white folks started working together on the Bethel well, which could have been shown without being noted, to stronger effect.

The star quality is there, without over-whelming the story, which is well-written, well-acted, and well-made. Just now, while writing this review, I realized that the CGI special effects were so well done, and so well integrated, that you don't even notice them.

I believe also, that this was movie-studio quality made on a relatively low budget, by people that know how to get the shot they need, with what they have on hand. Special shout-out to the overhead drone shots, that were absolutely gorgeous without being horrendously expensive.

It was just a good written film with some humor no language family-friendly movie. That you can't say about too many movies anymore. It's too bad that the rating above overall is poor. People are just not open to seeing a good movie without language or sex in it. I applaud you for this those that made this movie. Thank you Kevin, actors and crew!

As you can see I'm not real big on riding a whole bunch of stuff I just say it plain and clear and it won't let me enter this without 600 characters so I will go on some more about the story being good and cute timely I love when people all come together from everywhere anytime and there's a happy ending. Make sure you watch it all the way through to the credits they have takeouts from the movie.

An excellent movie brought to life by Dan Gordon! The acting and directing is excellent.

These days politics invades every part of life, including entertainment. That HAS to be the reason for all the negative reviews. You can actually feel the hatred coming through the words in their reviews. More than likely, most of those reviewers have not even seen the movie, just doing the reviews to damage the film and the actors because they don't agree with their perceived politics. They would probably enjoy the mindless super hero movies, rather than movies with substance.

The movie is dramatic, funny, and has a really good plot. A very enjoyable movie that is devoid of sex and offensive language which is very hard to find these days.

Do yourself a favor, see this movie, you won't regret it!

Solid story, solid cast and acting. It works. Leave the politics at home when reviewing. You can feel the passion and the atmosphere that is East Texas in the film through the cast and story. You can tell this was a work of love. The story is somewhat predictable but not enough to spoil the film nor the ending. With a plot from Dan Gordon (Wyatt Earp, Murder in the First, the Hurricane, Highlander, Tank and others) you've got a good script to start and good directing from Kevin Sorbo. Throw in a good cast that loves to work and bring magic to the audience and you've got a good film. It's a film that works.

What a great movie! It's a true story, which is unbelievable otherwise.

Great actors! You have to watch this movie with your family. It's funny, wholesome, and generally entertaining.

John Ratzenberger is a funny man. I worked with him on a movie once. He's a hilarious entertainer.

You can watch this movie with the whole family. It will make you laugh out loud, feel bad for the characters, and learn some pretty recent history.

I'm not sure why the film has been trolled so bad before it's theatrical release. It's a great flick that deserves a watch. It should be viewed by millions! Please share.